Orlando City SC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Orlando City SC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Exploria Stadium.
- Orlando City SC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
- Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 May Atlanta United FC H 1–1 D 13 May Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W 09 May Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L 02 May Internacional CF Miami A 0–2 L 25 Apr D.C. United SC A 2–3 L 22 Apr Charlotte FC H 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 May Orlando City SC A 1–1 D 09 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D 02 May Montreal Impact FC H 0–1 L 25 Apr Toronto FC A 2–1 W 22 Apr New England Revolution H 1–2 L 18 Apr Nashville SC H 0–2 L Season Stats
Orlando City SC Atlanta United FC #13 Position #14 14 Points 11 15 Played 14 4 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9 23 Scored 14 44 Conceded 23 -21 GD -9 0.93 PPG 0.79 27% Win % 21% Key Stats
57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history7% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this seasonOrlando City SC are 13th (14 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Orlando City SC0-151/216-304/431-45–/546-603/261-752/276+1/8■ Scored ■ ConcededAtlanta United FC0-15–/216-30–/231-451/146-602/261-751/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Orlando City SC to score. At the same time, Atlanta United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Orlando City SC is showing some good football. However, Orlando City SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Orlando City SC that had 282 games and scored 423 goals.
- 18' Goal! Griffin Dorsey scores his 13 goal in 279 matches.
- 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
- 28' It’s a booking for Orlando City SC player. Marco Pasalic gets a card.
- 33' Aleksei Miranchuk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 38' It looks surprising Orlando City SC does not make any changes. Wilder Cartagena has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 41' Atlanta United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 41.
- 46' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Saba Lobzhanidze suffering a number of foals already.
- 51' Time for substitution for Orlando City SC. Robin Jansson is replaced by Iago.
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 59' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyrese Spicer is hanging Marco Pasalic on the field on 59 minute.
- 60' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Will Reilly departs to be replaced by Fafa Picault.
- 65' Atlanta United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ajani Fortune scoring 1 goals.
- 68' Another substitution for Atlanta United FC to replace Tomas Jacob by Matthew Edwards on 68 minute.
- 69' The supporters are chanting for Duncan McGuire. He replaces Justin Ellis on 69 minute.
- 74' Atlanta United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 78' Cayman Togashi is replacing Fafa Picault for the Atlanta United FC side.
- 82' Another change for Orlando City SC made on 82 minute. Braian Ojeda leaves to be changed by Wilder Cartagena.
- 84' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a card on 84.
- 86' Goal! Ajani Fortune scores his 3 goal in 282 matches.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Orlando City SC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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- 10
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20
Eduard Atuesta ↓ Luis Aquino 69'
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6
Robin Jansson ↓ Iago 51'
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- 71
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8
Braian Ojeda ↓ Wilder Cartagena 82'
- 77
- 4
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87
Marco Pasalic ↓ Tyrese Spicer 59'
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22
Justin Ellis ↓ Duncan McGuire 69'
Bench
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16
Wilder Cartagena ↑ 82'
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13
Duncan McGuire ↑ 69'
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- 11
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14
Tyrese Spicer ↑ 59'
- 29
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57
Iago ↑ 51'
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5
Luis Aquino ↑ 69'
- 19
Coach Óscar ParejaAtlanta United FC Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
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- 59
- 1
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4
Enea Mihaj ↓ Stian Gregersen 68'
- 8
- 88
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55
Tomas Jacob ↓ Matthew Edwards 68'
- 35
- 3
- 11
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28
Will Reilly ↓ Fafa Picault 60'
Bench
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9
Emmanuel Latte Lath ↑ 68'
- 30
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22
Fafa Picault ↑ 60'
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Stian Gregersen ↑ 68'
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- 18
- 42
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47
Matthew Edwards ↑ 68'
Coach Gerardo Martino -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Josef Martinez 5 Ezequiel Barco 3 Josef Martinez 3 Silvester van der Water 2 Saba Lobzhanidze 2 Ezequiel Barco 2 Nani 2 Kyle Smith 2 Head to Head
Orlando City SC Form
2026-05-16 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2026-05-13 Orlando City SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2026-05-09 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Orlando City SC L 2026-05-02 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Orlando City SC L 2026-04-25 D.C. United SC 3–2 Orlando City SC L 2026-04-22 Orlando City SC 4–1 Charlotte FC WAtlanta United FC Form
2026-05-16 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2026-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-05-02 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2026-04-25 Toronto FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2026-04-22 Atlanta United FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2026-04-18 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.58 Orlando City SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.5 Atlanta United FC xGI would bet for: Orlando City SC or Atlanta United FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.08Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 58% 42% ± 3.5 37% 63% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
Orlando City SC or Draw 67%Draw or Atlanta United FC 60%Orlando City SC or Atlanta United FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Orlando City SC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual2 – 1 8.3%1 – 2 7.9%1 – 0 6.5%0 – 0 6.3%2 – 2 6.2%0 – 1 6.1%2 – 0 5.7%0 – 2 5.1%3 – 1 4.3%1 – 3 3.9%3 – 2 3.3%Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC
Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 19% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 18% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.